Name: The Cove at La Jolla
Address: 7160 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, US
Telephone: 8584594361

About The Cove at La Jolla

The Cove at La Jolla is a nursing home in La Jolla, California, in San Diego County. Public records list 59 beds. It is Medicare certified. Ownership records list a for-profit operator and tie the listing to The Ensign Group. We hold 21 inspection citations for this listing, the most recent dated 16 May 2025. Public enforcement records list no fine or payment denial against it. Reported staffing works out to 4.95 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated August 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare · Source data August 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)

Ratings

5.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-07-01.GOV

Staffing rating

4.0

Quality-measure rating

5.0

Inspections on record

Cited deficiencies

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026Q1.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025Q4.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

5.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-06-01.GOV

Staffing rating

4.0

Quality-measure rating

5.0

Inspections on record

Cited deficiencies

5.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-08-01.GOV

Staffing rating

4.0

Quality-measure rating

5.0

Inspections on record

Cited deficiencies

Inspection history (21)

Records from December 2021 to May 2025.

December 9, 2021 · D
Citation F0920
Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2021-12-09 under CMS tag F0920 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2022-01-20. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2021-12-09.GOV

Penalties

Total fines on file: $0

Staffing

Latest: 4.95 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)

Staffing trend (5 periods)

2025Q44.80 hrs/resident/day
2026-06-014.80 hrs/resident/day
2026-07-014.95 hrs/resident/day
2026-08-014.95 hrs/resident/day
2026Q14.95 hrs/resident/day

Most recent period is higher than 2025Q4 (+0.16 hrs/resident/day). Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.

Ownership

For profit

CMS Care Compare chain: The Ensign Group

Chain ID 507 · 342 facilities in chain (CMS)

Chain average overall rating: 3.2
Chain average health inspection rating: 2.8
Chain average staffing rating: 2.7
Chain average quality measure rating: 4.4

Chain averages are CMS-published figures for facilities sharing this Chain ID (formerly Affiliated Entity). They are not ElderCareCosts scores.

Parent organization: The Ensign Group INC
chain · PAC 3476460494

Recent changes to this listing

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Each line is a difference between two readings of a government file. It says what the source reported, not what the provider did.

Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Corporation".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Aug 6, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Corporation".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)

Ratings, inspections, and penalties are public records, reproduced in plain English without edits to their substance. View source records · What these measures mean.

Typical cost

Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025

This provider doesn't publish a specific price to us. Below is the typical CA range for the care type(s) it offers. Use it as context, not a quote.

Nursing Homes

Median · CA$12,167/mo

See full CA cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025

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Trust & methodology

Where this information came from

Each block below is one file we read, the date on that file, and the fields on this page that came from it. The date is when the source published or we retrieved it, not the day we last looked at this listing.

CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of August 2026: Chain identifier, Chain name, City, CMS Special Focus status, County, Licensed capacity, Map location, Medicare certification number, Name, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code
CMS nursing homes (ownership)as of July 2026: Ownership type, Parent organization
CMS enrollmentas of July 2026: NPI
CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026: Staffing hours per resident day

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